Beardius is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about 12 described species in Beardius, found in North, Central, and South America. It is named after the late Melvin Beard, a student at Eastern New Mexico University.[1][2][3][4]
| Beardius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Chironominae |
| Tribe: | Chironomini |
| Genus: | Beardius Reiss & Sublette, 1985[1] |
| Type species | |
| Beardius parcus Reiss & Sublette, 1985 | |
Species
editThese 12 species belong to the genus Beardius:[2][1][4][5][6][7][8]
- Beardius aciculatus Andersen & Saether, 1996
- Beardius breviculus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
- Beardius cristhinae Trivinho-Strixino & Siqueira, 2007
- Beardius lingulatus Andersen & Saether, 1996
- Beardius longissimum (Mendes & Andersen, 2009)
- Beardius parcus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
- Beardius phytophilus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2000
- Beardius reissi Jacobsen, 2000
- Beardius roquei Trivinho-Strixino & Siqueira, 2007
- Beardius triangulatus Andersen & Saether, 1996
- Beardius truncatus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
- Beardius xylophilus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2000
References
edit- 1 2 3 Reiss, F.; Sublette, J.E. (1985). "Beardius new genus with notes on additional Pan-American taxa (Diptera, Chironomidae)". Spixiana. Supplement 11: 179–193.
- 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Beardius Reiss & Sublette, 1985". Retrieved 2026-06-24.
- ↑ Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2026). "Systema Dipterorum". doi:10.48580/d3bz. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- 1 2 Pinho, L.C.; Mendes, H.F.; Andersen, T. (2013). "Revision of Beardius Reiss et Sublette, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae), with the description of twenty new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3742 (1): 1–78. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3742.1.1. PMID 25113087.
- ↑ Andersen, T.; Sæther, O.A. (1996). "New species and records of Beardius Reiss et Sublette (Diptera: Chironomidae)" (PDF). Annales de Limnologie. 32 (1): 33–44. doi:10.1051/limn/1996003.
- ↑ Trivinho-Strixino, S.; Siqueira, T. (2007). "New species of Beardius Reiss et Sublette, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Southeastern Brazil". In Andersen, T. (ed.). Contributions to the Systematics and Ecology of Aquatic Diptera. A Tribute to Ole A. Sæther. Columbus, Ohio: The Caddis Press. pp. 281–286. ISBN 9780966798234.
- ↑ Trivinho-Strixino, S.; Strixino, G. (2000). "Two new species of Beardius Reiss et Sublette (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Southeastern Brazil". In Hoffrichter, O. (ed.). Late 20th Century Research on Chironomidae: An Anthology from the 13th International Symposium on Chironomidae. Aachen: Shaker Verlag. pp. 245–250. ISBN 9783826574313.
- ↑ Jacobsen, R.E.; Perry, S.A. (2000). "A review of Beardius Reiss & Sublette, with the description of a new species from Everglades National Park, Florida (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae)". Spixiana. 23 (2): 129–144.
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